České dráhy is accelerating the phase-out of legacy rolling stock as part of the largest fleet renewal programme in the country’s history, with hundreds of older vehicles being scrapped or sold.
The trial included loads of up to 1,500 tonnes and covered standing starts on gradients along the route.
The agreement was announced on 9 February 2026 and forms part of the US freight operator’s fleet renewal programme.
The final locomotive was delivered at the turn of the year, concluding a fleet renewal programme launched after the termination of several leasing agreements.
Stadler will supply 35 diesel-electric EURO4001 locomotives to Turkish operator TCDD Taşımacılık, supporting freight capacity and emissions reduction on non-electrified routes.
The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and covers a multi-year programme with deliveries starting in 2027.
The Czech private railway operator focuses primarily on timber transport within the Czech Republic.
The locomotives are approved under Germany’s EBO regulations for internal works traffic and are intended for heavy industrial shunting operations on plant rail networks.
The contract confirms the tendency to lease more and more locomotives to passenger rail operators.
The approval also covers Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland, enabling multi-country operation across six European markets.
The locomotives are A17 and A10 variants and were formally received on 23 January at DPB Rail Technical Service GmbH’s site in Krieglach, Austria.
Akiem is strengthening its position in France through new maintenance and leasing agreements.
The order of 40 new ES44AC locomotives comes along with the news of opening route between Chicago and New England for double-stack container trains.
The locomotives will be built at Progress Rail’s facility in Muncie, Indiana, with deliveries scheduled through 2026.
The approval programme is intended to clear the six-axle, multi-system locomotive for operation on the Polish rail network.
The locomotives are scheduled for delivery and entry into service in 2029.
DB Cargo UK stated that the sale forms part of its fleet optimisation programme and that the locomotives are surplus to its forecast operational requirements.
The facility began operations on 15 January and supports locomotives deployed on freight corridors serving India’s north-eastern states.
The locomotive acquisition supports Nordic Re-Finance’s expansion into Germany and increases the share of electric traction in its leasing portfolio.
Eurotunnel has launched the first phase of its Channel Tunnel rail signalling modernisation programme, covering the installation of ERTMS on board 57 Brush locomotives used on LeShuttle services between Folkestone and Coquelles.